Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-27
THE STATE GRANGE.

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Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Missouri.
State Grange-The Work Done. Resolu.
tiOns Passed and Officers EIected-Ths
Order in the State in a Prosperous Con.
dition.
FIRST DAYS SESSION
SEDAIIA, Mo-: Oct. 1s.-The fifteenth annual
meeting OF the Missouri State Grange began
three days session here to-day with about
sixty delegates and visitors present the State
ing was called to order at ten O'Clock, Showing
the following officers present: Master John M
Sneed, Pettis County: Overseer Jackson Cor
der. Lafayette County: Lecturer G. B. DeBer
nardi, Pettis County: Steward VIM. Cochran
lawrence County; Assistant Steward A S.
ter, Audrain County; Treasurer J. c. Evans
Gay county; Secretary Ava 2 Page, ST. Clair
County: Gate Gase-kee keel VIM Peck, Lawrence
ty; Pomona Bette Corder, Lafayette County;
Flora Mrs d. c. Duncan, Usage County: Lady
Assistant Steward Miss Anna Willard Lafay.
cite County. The committee on credentials
was then appointed, and the grange took re-
cess until two o'clock.
AT two o'clock the committee on credentials
made its report, through its chairman, which
was received and adopted. and then State Mas
ton.
Immediately afterward Mr.: sneed presented
his resignation as State Master which, he
stated, was owing to ill-health, and D. N.
Thompson, of Bates County, was elected his
successor. The reports of other officers were
read-that of the secretary showing the order
to be in highly prosperous condition, with
year.
letter was read from ex-Master Coffey. of
johnson County, the organizer of the order re-
ill-health. A letter from Commissioner of
Agriculture Colman was also read expressing
deep regret that business would prevent his be-
ing present Several resolutions from different
parts OF the State were read and referred, and
day.
SECONDARY
SEDALIA, Mo-, Oct. 19.-The Grange, began
Its work by installing as State Master Work
who succeeds Captain John M Sneed who has
filled the position for four years. A. S. Smith,
OF Rails County. was elected member OF the
state executive committee for the short term,
two years, and S. L. Jewett, of Cooper County
for the long term, three years. After these Off
GERS had been installed reports of committees
were received and ordered placed on file.
William M. Webb, of Audrain County offered
the following resolution, which was adopted by
good majority after a prOtracted debate:
sotyed, That the next General Assembly be
requested to provide uniform text-b books for the
public schools of the State at cost
ResolUed, That we pledge ourselves to secure
representatives in accord with this resolution.
Alexander Dow, of Pettis County, offered the
following preamble and resolutions at the
close of the morning session, which were
adopted without dissenting vote:
WHERE'S InsI AS The people of the United States
turbed by political discord, and inasmu as
the farmers. more than other occupations, suf-
Resotue1 By the State Grange assembled,
that it distinctly announces and publicly pro-
claims that the grange is not political organ
1Zat1on. or shall it be considered as affiliating
with any political party, only as such party
shall be the exponent Of the interests of the
farmers and to promote the social and neighbor-
i is eoH'''0n 'n"' Sn0olo exist among farmers;
Resolued, That on Thanksgiving day of each
year the various subordinate oranges are rec
commended to meet in open session, invite their
farmer friends to meet with them, and togeth-
slowed and ask for His continued favors, and
then enjoy. the parents and children together,
feast for the body and a feast for the soul.
Al II 80 the grange adjourned for dinner and
at two O'Clock marched in body to the court
house. where Dean Sanborn of the State Uni
Verslty addressed the audience. His subject
was Education, Its Relation to the Agricultur.
list. The gentleman's remarks were well-re-
ceived, and he was warmly tomplimented at
the conclusion. At four o'clock the delegates
again returned to their hall and went into Sc
cret session.
secretary, and the secretaries of the various
county oranges, made reports as to the growth
of grange feeling in the past year. According
to Mr. Page, forty charters were granted and
15000 new members added to the membership
of the order. The reports by counties were
also exceedingly encouraging to the State off,
GERS.
tn RID DAY
SEDALIA, Mo-, Oct. 2O.-The morning hours
were devoted to reports from the delegates
from the subordinate oranges, giving the con-
d itiOn of those bodies. The reports of the COM
m1ttees on good of the order, masters address,
and constitution and bylaws were read, and
general discussion took place each. after
which an adjournment was had until 80 p. m.
On reconvening the report of the committee
on good of the order was again taken up and
after lengthy discussion it adopted It
embraces number of recommendations, the
most important being as follows:
We recommend the payment of the National
debt according to the strict letter of the law,
which money will be issued directly to the peo-
pie: the prohibition of the issue of interest
bearing bonds by the Nation, State, County
and municipalities, and the unlimited coinage
OF silver; graduated tax on incomes to
cause those who receive the greatest protec-
ton of Government to aid in its support;
that the law-making powers take early
action upon such measures shall effectually
prevent the dealing in futures of agricultural
products, prescribing such procedure in trials
as shall secure prompt convictions. and i'm
posing such penalties as shall receive the most
ton of railroads, telegraphs and telephones,
by the reduction Of capitalization to the actual
cost OF building the roads and their equip
ments, and the forfeiture to the State of all
earnings over and above six per cent net
earning on the cost; the prohibition Of rail-
purposes: the prohibition OF ownership by
other than the railroads of the rail-
this any ne OF 5hs %e
running freight or other than passenger trains
on the Christian Sabbath save wrecking trains
owning of real estate by aliens or alien corpora
TONS
The adoption OF the following committee res.
olution was recommended:
Resoloed, by the State Grange of Missouri.
That It's members are instructed to vote for no
candidate as legislator, Congressman or Sena-
tor who is not pledged to protect the agricul-
tural industries of the State and Nation, and is
opposed to policy of free trade under existing
circumstances whereby the labor of this coun-
try is compelled to compete with the world.
We would advise the propriety of o co-opera-
ton with other orders, having the same objects
in view politically, financially and education
ally so far as it will not conflict with the con-
stitution and bylaws of our order. We would
insist upon the delegates of this State Grange
on their return to their homes, going
to work with all their might to accomplish
the above objects. We also recommend the
would advise all grangerS to avail themselves
of its advantages. In the matter of lecturing,
we recommend that each county arrange its
own lecture system under existing laws In
that each county confer the degree upon its
own members, thus taking burden of the
State Grange. We recommend that this State
Grange request that the delegates to the
National Grange ask reduction of the initia-
ton fee to one dollar for males and females.
The masters report was full and complete,
and showed that the order was in prosper ,
GUS and healthy condition.
A telegram OF congratulation was read from
the Triple Alliance of Cooperative Labor in
appointed to prepare an appropriate reply. A
series of resolutions, thanking the people of
Sedal1a for courteses extended, were then
adopted, and at four o'clock p. m. the Grange
sine die.
An experienced silk-worm raiser
in Illinois writes that the one great
drawback in silk culture is the want
= y a.